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Ahem, Kim Kardashian Is on the Cover of the Annual ‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Issue

Photo credit: Taylor Hill
Photo credit: Taylor Hill

Kim Kardashian just added another magazine cover to her already pretty long list, and that is the highly coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. Yes, this is *kinda* a big deal, but let’s be serious, little to nothing will ever top that infamous 2014 Paper magazine cover.

SI described Kim as being a “perfect fit” for this year’s issue. “Kim, no stranger to the world’s judgment, continues to live proudly, authentically, and unapologetically through the noise,” said Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editor-in-chief MJ Day.

There are a total of four covers, the others featuring singer Ciara, model and author Maye Musk, and model Yumi Nu. Showcasing a variety of races, ages, and sizes, Sports Illustrated touted this year’s cover stars as being one of its most diverse classes yet.

“The journey we’ve been on—to break out of the mold the world put us in—may sound familiar,” MJ said. “It’s certainly familiar to the women we’ve chosen to be our cover models: Maye, Ciara, Yumi, Kim. So in this issue, we encourage readers to see these models as we see them: multifaceted, multitalented—and sexy while they’re at it.”

Of course, Kim posted the cover on her Instagram, along with the rest of the pics from the shoot. She wrote in the caption: “We shot this back in January and it’s been so hard to keep this cover a secret. For the location, we went back to one of my favorite places in the world, the Dominican Republic! It’s such an honor and a dream to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.”

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